text: # in python, we control decisions with how a program executes by using "if", "elif", "else" statements
  # these statements act as conditions existing in the program that direct the program's flow from one decision to another
  
  # set variable equal to something
  color = "red"
  
  # use decision structure - double equals sign is a "comparative operator"
  # comparative operator- evaluates the rightward expression in comparison to the leftward variable
  if color == "red":
      print("My color is red!")
  else:
      print("My color is not red.")
  
  
  # example 2 - taking user input
  password = input("What is your password?")
  # define the successful password
  success = "NYU"
  
  # implement the decision structure
  if password == success:
      print("Login successful.")
  else:
      print("Unsuccessful login.")